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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Surefire, Llc, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard C. Smith, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Diann Y. Smith, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Alfredo Soria, Corona, CA (US);
Assignee:
SureFire, LLC, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04M 1/05 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/1066 (2013.01); H04M 1/05 (2013.01); H04R 1/105 (2013.01); H04R 1/1008 (2013.01); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01); H04M 1/6058 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 25/656 (2013.01); H04R 2201/107 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49005 (2015.01);
Abstract
Various techniques are provided to implement and use an earpiece having an attachment mount. In one example, an earpiece includes an arcuate rib having a lobe disposed on an upper end thereof and configured to engage with a crus of a helix and an antihelix of a user's ear. The earpiece also includes a mount extending from the arcuate rib and comprising a snap clip configured to engage and position an audio device in contact with the user's ear. Other implementations and related methods are also provided.